MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517093565 A) filed by Capital One Services Llc, McLean, U.S.A., on Sept. 29, for 'systems and methods for steganographic image encoding and identity verification using same.'

Inventor(s) include Osborn, Kevin; and Rule, Jeffrey.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A card, system, and method for validating a user's identity with card image steganography are provided. The system includes a card, a user device, and a processor. The card comprises a face with a steganographic pattern encrypted onto its substrate. The processor is conf...